The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-23
A PORTLAND PROTEST.
Against Abandonment of Fort Candy.

The Coming National Conventions
! PORTLAND, Oct 22.-The Portland
board of trade took action TO- day, il
conjunction with the Astoria cham.
Der of commerce and sent dispatches
to Senator Dolph and the secretary
of war protesting against the removal
of the troops from Fort Candy.
SAFE HOME.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The presi-
dental party arrived here at CLIO this
morning.
CRIMINAL AFTERMATH
CISCINNATI, Oct. 22.-The expected
sensation in the Fidelity National
Bank indictments began to develop
this morning. Twenty eight true
bills have been found. The divulged
names indicted are vice president
Harper. five indictments; cashier Am
mi Baldwin. four indictments; cash.
ier B. Z. Hopkins, four indictments.
The indictments are for violation
Of the statute at large concerning
national banks and for fraud. J. w.
Wiltshire, the broker who led in the
disastrous wheat deal, using the FL
deity Bank funds, has four indict-
ments against him. w. FL. Chatfield
and Henry Payne, the directors. who
signed the May reports of the Fideh.
ty Bank to the comptroller of the
treasury, have been indicted for sign
ing false returns and were arraigned
this morning.
THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
SAN Francisco, Oct. GA number
Of prominent Democrats met last
night to consider the proposition of
endeavoring TO induce the national
Democratic committee to hold the
next national convention in this city.
The committee appointed to confer
with the railroad officials In regard
to rates estimated that S25.000 would
cover the expenses of the convention,
and the members of the committee
having the matter in charge directed
that steps be taken towards raising
that amount il the convention shall
be held here.
WITH FATAL RESULT.
REDDING, Oct. PIG. S. Hender-
son, of Adm, the passenger on
the outside box on the stage
who was shot In the abdomen
by highwayman last night,
d led this morning. He was on his
way from the Knights Templars con-
clave at San Francisco. After the
shooting the driver drove the stage
to Loomis corners, where the wound
ed man was made comfortable until
his death this morning. There is no
clue TO the robbery yet.
WILL ARREST THEM ALL.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 22.-Miss Josie
Holmes, private secretary to E. l..
Harper in the Fidelity National bank,
was arrested last night by the United
States officers on north-bound rail-
way train at Hamilton. She was
brought here at midnight and put in
Jail There is belief that the u. S.
officers will make numerous Fidelity
bank arrests.
THE NEXT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
PITrsBURG. Oct. %. - Chairman
Jones to-day issued a call for the ma
tional Republican committee to meet
at the Arlington hotel in Washington
on December 9th to fix the date and
place for the next national Republi-
can convention.
LYNCH Law.
DELPHI, Ind. Oct. 22.-About mid
night last night mob of $50 men at
tackled the Jail here, took out Amer
Green, who was confined therein wait
ing for trial for the abduction and
murder of Lulu. Mabbitt, and hung
him. He was taken about seven miles
from town, where the deed was COM
mitte1.
JOS. WILL NOT WITHDRAW.
LONDON. Oct. 22-Jos. Chamberlain
in response to inquiry to-day said:
"There is no foundation for the ridic-
ulous statement that ] propose to
withdraw from the fisheries commits
sion"
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
DETROIT, Oct. 22.-The Canadian
propeller ontario is reported blown
to pieces by the explosion of her
boiler in the North channel near
the Bruce mines and 35 people have
been killed thereby.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, Oct. 22.-The death is an
nounced of Waldemar Adolph, the
celebrated Danish poet and novelist,
at the age of 72 years.